Finnley
The Story of Finnley
As a girl name
Finnley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 207 Finnleys were born — ranking #1,162 that year. As of 2026, Finnley ranks #2,014 for girls with 97 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 3K Finnleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Finnley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 470 Finnleys were born — ranking #591 that year. As of 2026, Finnley ranks #730 for boys with 366 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 6K Finnleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Finnley
Finnley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Finnley's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #591. Use the chart and map above to compare Finnley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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